When viewing option chains while crafting our covered call writing portfolios, from time-to-time we will see unusual strike prices. These anomalies are usually associated with various corporate events that result […]
American Depository Receipts and Special 1-Time Cash Dividends/ Discount Coupons for New Book & Calculators
Posted on June 30, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Generating 2% – 4% in Bull Markets: How to Take Advantage of Out-Of-The-Money Strikes
Posted on June 23, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
The 3 required skills for covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are stock selection, option selection and position management. This article will use real-life examples highlighting the first 2 […]
Combining Dividend Capture with Covered Call Writing: Pros and Cons
Posted on June 16, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Fundamental Analysis, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Investing, Stock Option Strategies
Why not use covered call writing with only dividend-bearing stocks to generate three income streams; option premium, share appreciation to the (out-of-the-money) call strike plus the dividend itself? This article […]
The Mysteries of a Put Sale
Posted on June 9, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Put-selling, Stock Option Strategies
On 8/19/2017, Ron sent me an email detailing a cash-secured put trade he initiated in a virtual account. I saved the email to use in an article because I felt […]
Technical Analysis Impacting Stock Eligibility for Option-Selling
Posted on June 2, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Stock Option Strategies, Technical Analysis
Fundamental analysis, technical analysis and common sense principles comprise the 3-pronged approach used in the BCI methodology for screening for option-selling candidates. Technical analysis is the factor that changes most […]
Rolling Out-And-Up: Explaining the “Bought-Up” Value of our Stocks
Posted on May 26, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
One of our covered call writing exit strategies is rolling out-and-up. This involves buying back (buy-to-close) the current in-the-money option and selling the later-date higher strike price. For example, we […]
In-The-Money Call Strikes: Intrinsic Value Protects Time Value
Posted on May 19, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Strike price selection is one of the 3 required skills for covered call writing and put-selling. When we sell in-the-money call options we are protecting our positions to the downside […]
The Covered Strangle: Selling Both Call and Put Options while Owning the Underlying Stock
Posted on May 12, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
Why not sell both covered calls and cash-secured puts on the same stock? I’ve been asked this question numerous times. There is actually a strategy that incorporates both BCI go-to […]
What Criteria Should We Use to Close our Covered Call Positions Early?
Posted on May 5, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
When we sell out-of-the-money call options, we are initiating bullish covered call writing positions. Our goals are to generate option premium as well as share appreciation from current market value […]
Should We Close Our Deep-In-The-Money Strike or Allow Assignment?
Posted on April 28, 2018 by Alan Ellman in Covered Call Exit Strategies, Exit Strategies, Investment Basics, Option Trading Basics, Options Calculations, Stock Option Strategies
When our covered call positions end up moving deep in-the-money, we are faced with the decision to close as our maximum profit has been realized or take no action and […]
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